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I watched the movie, Seven Pounds, recently and just had to write a tribute to it.

Everyday, he sits at his desk,glad to have a job,glad to be able to cater for himself.As the phone rings, he picks and says,"Hello, Customer service, how may i be of help to you?"Blind Ezra never hurt anyone,was never cruel or unkind.

Everyday, she watched the children run down the street,She could barely keep her dog from running too fast.She knew her business was about to close,but with the uncertainty in the time she had left,her mind, her heart was no more into work.Emily, the girl with a failing heart.

She sat in Child care services everyday,always trying to reach out, always praying her friendly smile would convince the next child,the next victim of abuse that she was there to hold them,to provide another way for them.No one knew of her pains, no one could tell that her liver had failed.Holly, always smiling, always ready to help.

She kept the children in doors,She never let them be exposed to her abusive boyfriend.She let him in because she knew there was no where to hide.And she knew she would die if she pressed charges.Even when he broke three of her ribs she never said a word.Proud Cottie - who would cater for her kids if she were to 'disappear'? No one.Cottie had to stand strong amid all the despair.

The family of three ate at the hospital cafeteria.The mother was smiling hard, and encouraging her first son to play with the ailing younger brother.Nicholas was ill, and failing everyday.He needed a bone marrow transplant, and was on the waiting list.His mother tried to conceal her dimming hopes behind an over bright smile, but the boy could feel it.There was no hope in this world.

He assumed an identityTo fulfill a mission.He took the role of his brotherto penetrate and to studyHe had it all planned out.He knew what he had to do, and he knew whenHe selected them all, specificallythey had to be deservingthey had to be nice kind peoplethey had to be worthy,worthy of another chance at life.Worthy of a change in their situations,worthy of a miracle.

It is rare to be given the opportunity to plan one's death - Death is always cheating at that.But Tim Thomas had that opportunity,To his brother Ben, he gave a lung.To Ezra he gave his eyes.To Emily he gave his heart.To Holly he gave his kidney.To Cottie he gave his home.To Nicholas he gave his bone marrow.

To each one of them, he gave another opportunityAnother shot at life.He planned his suicide, but he didn't feel he had to die just like that.This graduate of MIT, decided if he were to die, people had to benefit from his death.The accident that killed seven people and the love of his life, that left him as the only survivor, was proof enough for him that he survived for a reason.And he touched many lives, in his selfless act.

I watched the movie, Seven Pounds, recently and just had to write a tribute to it.

Everyday, he sits at his desk,glad to have a job,glad to be able to cater for himself.As the phone rings, he picks and says,"Hello, Customer service, how may i be of help to you?"Blind Ezra never hurt anyone,was never cruel or unkind.

Everyday, she watched the children run down the street,She could barely keep her dog from running too fast.She knew her business was about to close,but with the uncertainty in the time she had left,her mind, her heart was no more into work.Emily, the girl with a failing heart.

She sat in Child care services everyday,always trying to reach out, always praying her friendly smile would convince the next child,the next victim of abuse that she was there to hold them,to provide another way for them.No one knew of her pains, no one could tell that her liver had failed.Holly, always smiling, always ready to help.

She kept the children in doors,She never let them be exposed to her abusive boyfriend.She let him in because she knew there was no where to hide.And she knew she would die if she pressed charges.Even when he broke three of her ribs she never said a word.Proud Cottie - who would cater for her kids if she were to 'disappear'? No one.Cottie had to stand strong amid all the despair.

The family of three ate at the hospital cafeteria.The mother was smiling hard, and encouraging her first son to play with the ailing younger brother.Nicholas was ill, and failing everyday.He needed a bone marrow transplant, and was on the waiting list.His mother tried to conceal her dimming hopes behind an over bright smile, but the boy could feel it.There was no hope in this world.

He assumed an identityTo fulfill a mission.He took the role of his brotherto penetrate and to studyHe had it all planned out.He knew what he had to do, and he knew whenHe selected them all, specificallythey had to be deservingthey had to be nice kind peoplethey had to be worthy,worthy of another chance at life.Worthy of a change in their situations,worthy of a miracle.

It is rare to be given the opportunity to plan one's death - Death is always cheating at that.But Tim Thomas had that opportunity,To his brother Ben, he gave a lung.To Ezra he gave his eyes.To Emily he gave his heart.To Holly he gave his kidney.To Cottie he gave his home.To Nicholas he gave his bone marrow.

To each one of them, he gave another opportunityAnother shot at life.He planned his suicide, but he didn't feel he had to die just like that.This graduate of MIT, decided if he were to die, people had to benefit from his death.The accident that killed seven people and the love of his life, that left him as the only survivor, was proof enough for him that he survived for a reason.And he touched many lives, in his selfless act.

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